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Figure 22: Inter-State Variability in Milk Production (in million tonnes) &
Per Capita Availability of Milk (gram per day) during the Year (2020-21*).

Source: DAHD.
*Data is provisional

Egg and Meat Production
7.41 According to FAOSTAT production data (2020), India ranks 3rd in Egg Production and
8th in meat production in the world. Egg production in the country has increased from 78.48
billion in 2014-15 to 122.11 billion Nos. in 2020-21 (Provisional). The per capita availability
of egg is at 91 eggs per annum in 2020-21 (Provisional). Meat production in the country has
increased from 6.69 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 8.80 million tonnes in 2020-21 (Provisional).

Recent Initiatives in Animal Husbandry and Dairy Sector
National Animal Disease Control Programme

7.42 National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP), which is the largest ever
vaccination programme carried out either for human or animal vaccination in the world, is being
implemented with the aim to control and eventually eradicate the Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD)
and Brucellosis by 2030.

7.43 The vaccination under the NADCP was started from 31st January, 2020 onwards and got
disrupted due to lockdown in the country. FMD vaccination was restarted in May 2020 and the
first round of FMD vaccination has been completed in 11 States. During 2021-22, the second
phase of the vaccination commenced from July, 2021 and so far 5 crore animals have been
vaccinated against FMD and 27.8 lakh animals vaccinated against brucellosis till December,
2021. Further, advisories and guidelines on management of disease outbreak were sent to States/
UTs.

Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)

7.44 As part of the ANB stimulus package, the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development
Fund (AHIDF) worth Rs 15,000 crore was launched in 2020. AHIDF facilitates investments in
the establishment of infrastructure for dairy and meat processing and establishment of animal
feed plants by the FPOs, individual entrepreneur, MSME, Section 8 companies and private